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Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Yesterday was a day of chores (just the usual - post office, bank, groceries). I no sooner decided that I deserved to treat myself than I found myself at my local fabric store.

Backing and binding fabric have been chosen, all Anna Maria Horner Little Folks. A whole quilt made from voile fabrics! Supersoft. I am all set to go now.

Today I have basted the quilt, and I can't wait to start quilting. Hopefully the voile fabrics will cooperate nicely with my sewing machine. As a little side note - masking tape and voile fabrics don't mix well. I used tape upon tape to keep the backing fabric firmly tacked to the floor. Mind you not all masking tapes are created equal either, some are just more sticky than others, even if they all say "High Tack".

My "local" fabric shop is 40 minutes away so I'm not so easily tempted! The fabrics are very yummy. You're so right about the masking tape! I found a great roll so I keep it hidden in the sewing room! Lynne

Hi there! I just stumbled across your blog via the "Top 5 Sewing Blogs" article on associated content and I must say that I just love what you're doing here! I'm now a follower and can't wait to see what you do in the future!

Rita, this looks lovely! About the tape being an issue--I read from Ashley over at Film in the Fridge several months ago that her normal basting spray hadn't worked for her when she was using the voile, either. Must be something inherent in the weave that doesn't like sticky stuff!